As of March 16, there have been 53,523 Cook County residents in their 60s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
There have been 1,040,991 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 16, there have been 557,209 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 6,875 deaths from the coronavirus in Cook County.
Illinois was home to some of the first reported COVID-19 cases in the US. It has suffered numerous waves of the pandemic, which peaked in the fall of 2020. As the Midwestern hub of the US, Illinois businesses suffered greatly, including layoffs at two major airlines based in the state.
Test results for the past 10 days in Cook County
| Date | Total Tested | Total Positive | Positive % |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 16 | 10,255,261 | 557,209 | 5.4 |
| March 15 | 10,236,601 | 556,995 | 5.4 |
| March 14 | 10,226,190 | 556,686 | 5.4 |
| March 11 | 10,172,073 | 556,224 | 5.5 |
| March 10 | 10,141,371 | 555,816 | 5.5 |
| March 9 | 10,114,338 | 555,477 | 5.5 |
| March 8 | 10,099,602 | 555,163 | 5.5 |
| March 7 | 10,088,836 | 554,917 | 5.5 |
